Diocese of Härnösand

Diocese of Härnösand

*Diocesis Hernosandiensis*

Härnösands stift
Diocese of Härnösand; Diocesis Hernosandiensis; Härnösands stift
	Arms of the diocese of Härnösand
Location
Country	Sweden
Deaneries	10 kontrakt
Coordinates	62°37′52″N 17°56′30″E / 62.63111°N 17.94167°E
Statistics
Parishes	52
Congregations	104
Information
Denomination	Church of Sweden
Established	1647
Cathedral	Härnösand Cathedral
Current leadership
Bishop	Eva Nordung Byström
Metropolitan Archbishop	Antje Jackelén
Map
Website
	svenskakyrkan.se/harnosandsstift

The Diocese of Härnösand (Swedish: Härnösands stift) is a division in the Church of Sweden in Västernorrland County. The Cathedral is located at Trädgårdsgatan in Härnösand.

History[edit]

The diocese was established in 1647. In 1904, the diocese of Luleå was formed, breaking away from the diocese of Härnösand.

Between 1994-2004, several churches of the diocese experienced a series of thefts.^[3]

The diocese is divided into 10 deaneries with 113 parishes, these among others:

Petri Erici Steuchius (1647-1683)
Mathias Steuchius (1683-1694)
Julius Micrander (1695-1702)
Georgius Nicolai Wallin (1703–1723)
Petrus Jonæ Asp (1723–1726)
Nicolaus Sternell (1728–1744)
Olof Kiörning (1746–1778)
Eric Hesselgren (1779–1803)
Carl Gustaf Nordin (1805–1812)
Erik Abraham Almquist (1814–1830)
Frans Michael Franzén (1832–1847)
Israel Bergman (1848–1864)
Anders Fredrik Beckman (1865–1875)
Lars Landgren (1876–1888)
Martin Johansson (1888–1908)
Ernst Frithiof Lönegren (1910–1934)
Torsten Bohlin (1935–1950)
Gunnar Hultgren (1951–1958)
Ruben Josefson (1958–1967)
Arne Palmqvist (1967–1975)
Bertil Werkström (1975–1983)
Bengt G. Hallgren (1983–1991)
Karl-Johan Tyrberg (1991–2001)
Tony Guldbrandzén (2001–2009)
Tuulikki Koivunen Bylund (2009–2014)
Eva Nordung Byström (2014–present)

^ ^a ^b ^c "Det här är Härnösands stift" (in Swedish). Church of Sweden. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
^ "Härnösands stift". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 26 August 2011. (subscription required)
^ Sofia Elwér (October 2005). "Brottsplats kyrkan" (PDF) (in Swedish). Swedish National Council for Crime Prevention. p. 13. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

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Dioceses	Archdiocese of Uppsala Gothenburg Härnösand Karlstad Linköping Luleå Lund Skara Stockholm Strängnäs Visby Västerås Växjö Historical Kalmar Mariestad
Cathedrals	Uppsala Gothenburg Härnösand Karlstad Linköping Luleå Lund Skara Stockholm Strängnäs Visby Västerås Växjö No longer the seat of a bishop but still officially called cathedrals: Kalmar Mariestad
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